[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

Lin Ruhai sat in the central seat, with an inscrutable smile on his face.

Lin Han sat on the chair with his back straight, put his hands on his knees, and let Lin Ruhai look him up and down.

Lin Ruhai didn't expect that he was planning to find a chance to meet Lin Han, and before he could do anything, the man who had captivated his daughter's heart was automatically delivered to his door.

"In the past few years, Lin has been far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is thanks to Su Yibo to take care of Yiyu. Now, thanks to the grace of the emperor, Lin returned to Beijing to take up a post. It should be Lin who came to visit Su Yibo. How can you bother Su Yibo?" Bringing gifts to the door!? In this way, it seems that Lin has lost his manners." The words were soft but hard.

"Come uninvited, it's a cold smell." Lin Han respectfully put himself under Lin Ruhai.

It is reasonable to say that the Minister of the Household Department is a civil servant of the third rank, and Lin Han, as a general of the second rank Yunhui, is already one level higher than Lin Ruhai, let alone Lin Hangui is the earl of the dynasty, so there is no need to be so humble.

"The last time Su Yibo attacked Bie Shibali and wiped out the Turkic people, he made great contributions to the country and left his name in history! Don't be afraid of Su Yibo's jokes. Lin was overconfident when he was a child, and he once fantasized that one day he would become a general and serve the country Effectiveness! It's a pity that my body is not up to par, and my Lin family has always been small, and my mother is worried, so I have to focus on the Four Books and Five Classics and become a civil servant." Lin Ruhai said with a smile.

"Serving the country, there is no need to distinguish between civil and military. Lin Shilang used to be the inspector of salt and censor, supervising salt affairs, and had a heavy responsibility. Now he is promoted to be the servant of the household department, in charge of the world's land, people, money and valley administration, and the distribution of tribute. It’s not comparable to a mere warrior like Han.” Lin Han’s words are not just flattery, salt is an important material related to the national economy and people’s livelihood, and the Ministry of Households is even more related to the finances of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. The consequences are unimaginable.

Regarding this, Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, and changed the topic without commenting.

"Lin has not been in Beijing for a long time, and Su Yibo is willing to accept Yiyu as his disciple and discipline him. Lin is really grateful. Yiyu is naturally detached, and I am afraid it has caused a lot of trouble for Su Yibo. Lin will act on her behalf. Hugs to you." He smiled brightly, and neatly classified the relationship between Lin Han and Yiyu as a teacher-student.

Lin Han pursed his lips, and said dryly: "No... Yiyu is smart, studious, sensible and hardworking, and has never caused any trouble for Han." For him, the response to Lin Ruhai just now is already a super-level performance.

When Yiyu was mentioned, Lin Han's aura also softened, and a gentle look flashed in his eyes. If he didn't notice it deliberately, he would be ignored.

Lin Ruhai picked up the teacup and said with a pleasant smile: "Lin just returned to Beijing yesterday, and the luggage at home has not been packed properly. There are complicated affairs, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to stay with Uncle Su Yi for a long time. In the future, Lin will hold a banquet in honor of Su Yi." Yibo, I would like to express my gratitude." The implication is that he is going to see off the guests.

However, Lin Han's purpose of arriving today has not yet been achieved, so how could he leave so easily.

"Lin Shilang, Han came here today to see Yiyu." Lin Han met Lin Ruhai's eyes, and said directly without making any circles.

"...My little girl feels cold and feels unwell. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to see Uncle Su Yi." Lin Ruhai said with apology in his eyes, and politely declined. His acting skills were so realistic that no matter how Lin Han observed him, he couldn't see any flaws.

"..." However, no matter how unsophisticated Lin Han was, he could tell that this was a lie.

He only saw Yiyu yesterday afternoon, and he couldn't believe that Yiyu fell ill in just one night.What Lin Ruhai said was just an excuse, he didn't want him to see Yiyu.But if you know, you know, he has never been good at words, and he doesn't know what to say at this moment.

That being the case, Lin Han had no choice but to use his best skill - silence is golden.

No matter what you say, you can say it with gaudy rhetoric and plausible words, but I will stand still, as firm as a rock.

Seeing Lin Han's shameless reaction, the corners of Lin Ruhai's mouth stiffened involuntarily.

"It's inconvenient to entertain Su Yibo in the mansion today, Lin will host another banquet to invite Su Yibo in the near future, and I hope Su Yibo will come to meet you." You can't directly drive people away, Lin Ruhai could only hint.

"Han wants to see Yiyu." Faced with Lin Ruhai's chase, Lin Han decided to express it directly, and said unswervingly.

Lin Ruhai hehe.Can't you understand human language?I have already said that my daughter is unwell and cannot see guests!

"Little girl..." Just as he was about to reiterate that his daughter was not seen by anyone, especially Lin Han, Daiyu moved her lotus steps from outside the hall and walked in gracefully.

"Daiyu met Daddy and Su Yibo."

"Second girl, you don't need to be too polite." Lin Han nodded, because of Yiyu's relationship, he and Daiyu were also considered familiar.

"Father is seeing a guest, why don't you study hard and practice your handwriting, what are you doing in the front yard?" Lin Ruhai deliberately emphasized the word "meeting a guest".

Lin Han didn't know if he didn't understand, or if he understood but didn't care, his expression didn't show any change.

"Back to daddy, my sister was very happy to hear that Uncle Su Yi came to visit, and wanted Uncle Su Yi to go and talk later, so she asked her daughter to come and ask Dad for instructions." Daiyu said with a smile.

As soon as Lin Ruhai heard it, he knew that it was the "little traitor" in front of him who tipped off the news.

Yiyu was confined in the room by him, so how could she know the news of Lin Han's visit? It must be Daiyu who went to talk to her sister after learning about it.

Although I really wanted to refuse, I could only nod my head in agreement, otherwise it would be too deliberate.

However, Lin Han became suspicious in his heart.

According to Yiyu's temperament, if she is okay, she will come to the front hall in person, and she will definitely not let Daiyu pass the message on her behalf.

Thinking of this, Lin Han couldn't help becoming anxious.Could it be that what Lin Shilang said was true, that Yiyu really caught the cold and felt unwell?Or did Yiyu offend Lin Shilang, get spanked or grounded?

If it wasn't for not knowing where Yiyu was, Lin Han would have rushed to Yiyu like an arrow.

Even so, he also stood behind Daiyu in three steps and two steps. Although he didn't say a word, the meaning of urging was self-evident.

Seeing Lin Han's back going away.

Lin Ruhai put away his depression.

After the short conversation just now, he has roughly figured out what kind of person Lin Han is.

Taciturn and not good at words, he was no different from what he had heard before.

Although martial arts, art of war and so on can't be seen, but there are no worthless soldiers under the prestigious name, so it's not bad to think about it.

As for the wrists...

The fact that Feng Tang offended Su Yibo and led to a frenzied suppression was still warm, and it was still one of the topics of the people in the capital.

From this incident, we can see Lin Han's wrist, and his temperament is not bad, he can hold his breath, he has such a powerful force in his hand, but he never shows it to others, he is low-key and calm, just enough to suppress it The jumping Yiyu.

Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Ruhai can see that Lin Han attaches great importance to Yiyu.

Although Lin Han was not used to diplomatic rhetoric, he still answered Lin Ruhai's question with all his heart. When mentioning Yiyu, the gentleness of his eyes could not hide from Lin Ruhai's sharp eyes.Afterwards, he thought Yiyu had an accident, and his anxious expression was even more deceiving.

"Master..." The old housekeeper who has served the Lin family for three generations walked up to Lin Ruhai gently with a thick gift list, and said with a troubled face: "Look at Su Yibo's gift list, this gift is too thick .” How should I return the gift in the future?

Whether it is a high-ranking family or a small household, it also pays attention to reciprocity. "Book of Rites·Qu Li" says: "Etiquette favors reciprocity. If you come and don't go, it's not proper; if you go and don't come, it's not proper." Etiquette focuses on mutual communication. It's also not in line with etiquette.Therefore, after accepting a gift from someone else, one must return a gift of the same value in the future, otherwise one will be suspected of coveting the other party's property.

Seeing the embarrassed expression on the old housekeeper's face, Lin Ruhai also became curious.

Considering that the fourth generation of the Lin family is a prince, his family is not prosperous and his population is small, but he has never had any prodigal sons, and his family property is already quite considerable.And he, Lin Ruhai, took up the most lucrative official position in the Great Zhou Dynasty—the inspector of salt and censor. Even if he was familiar with the rules of officialdom, even if he didn't surrender his status to blackmail the subordinates, those salt merchants would pay respects according to the rules.Therefore, it is really surprising that the old housekeeper who is in charge of the Lin family's family property would be embarrassed by Lin Han's "generous gift".

"Let me see." Lin Ruhai took a sip of tea, thirsty after talking so much just now, and took the gift list casually.

As soon as he glanced at the few lines on the gift list, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Zhao Mengfu's "Luanju Tu", Yun Shouping's "Zaihe Tu", Qiu Ying's "Red Cliff Tu"

This gift is indeed not light, and any one of the pictures spread will make the literati in the capital go crazy, especially the last one "Red Cliff Picture", even the civil officials in the court will fight for him.

It seems that this old boy Lin Han is really trying to curry favor with his father-in-law!

Lin Ruhai was still brooding over Lin Han's age.

However, although these three gifts are heavy, the Lin family can still bear them. It seems that the key point is below.

"Pfft! Cough cough cough!" Looking down, Lin Ruhai sprayed out the mouthful he just put into his mouth.

The old butler calmly relieved him.

"This... cough cough... this Lin Han is crazy!? Did he write all his belongings on the gift list?" Lin Ruhai said in disbelief.

This is really a prodigal son! ! !

In fact, he couldn't help being excited, besides the three calligraphy and paintings on the gift list, there were also a lot of antiques and fine leather brocades.Moreover, various priceless treasures such as luminous pearls, suet white jade, pigeon blood rubies, tourmaline and cat's eye tribute beads are all listed on the list, and the quantifiers are not one piece or two, but are measured by the box. There are more than a dozen pieces.

According to Lin Ruhai's rough calculation in his mind, the things listed on this gift list would cost at least five or six million taels of silver to purchase.

Is it Lin Ruhai who sells his daughter, or is it that Lin Han intends to spend all his wealth to join his Lin family?

This is no ordinary gift list! ?It's clearly a dowry...or a dowry! ?

Lin Ruhai held the gift list in his hand like a hot potato, holding it or putting it down.

and many more!

...Dowry...The Lin family?

"Master." Seeing his master's strange expression, his face fluctuating from time to time, the old butler called out worriedly.

"fine."

Lin Ruhai said calmly: "Move all the gifts into the storeroom." He was thoughtful.

Seeing that he looked confident, the old housekeeper thought that his master had made a plan, so he went down to make arrangements.

"My sister is in the back garden, Su Yibo can do what he wants!" Daiyu stopped and said softly.

"Miss Lao Er is here." Lin Han nodded slightly in thanks, and strode into the back garden.

At this time, his anxiety eased a little. If Yiyu was really unwell, he would not have invited him to the back garden. Then the most likely thing is that Li Lian told Lin Ruhai with his big mouth about the relationship between him and Yiyu. Lin Ruhai grounded Yiyu in a rage.

(Li Liannu: That's my niece! That's my brother-in-law!)

After passing through the rockery, walk straight along the pebble-covered narrow path. The forest is lush, the water color is confused, quiet and beautiful, exquisite and clear, full of the beautiful and moving characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River.

However, Lin Han didn't care to appreciate the surrounding scenery. From a distance, he saw a slender figure with a yellow skirt dragging the ground in the gazebo in the lake, walking all the way as if flying to the gazebo.

"You... How are you?" He slowed down, fearing to frighten his little apprentice.

Although I guessed that the apprentice was fine, I still couldn't help worrying.

Yiyu turned around and said softly, "No, not at all."

Seeing the haggard look in her eyes, Lin Han couldn't help but raise his heart.

Is it really sick?

Regardless of the defense between men and women, Lin Han reached out and picked up Yiyu's wrist, wanting to feel his pulse.

Although he is not proficient in medicine, he can usually check the pulse for minor illnesses and colds.

Yiyu knew what he was thinking as soon as she turned her mind, and hurriedly struggled away.

"I told my dad that I like you and want to be with you. He locked me up in a fit of anger and almost beat me."

Even though he already had guesses in his heart, Lin Han was still stunned when he heard Yiyu's words with his own ears.

"me……"

"I really like you. As long as you take the first step towards me, I am willing to take the remaining 99 steps for you." Yiyu has always been a stubborn and confident girl, but when she met Lin Han, she fell in love with her. Get very low, low into the dust.However, she was very happy in her heart, so happy that flowers grew out of the dust.

Yiyu is like this, so why isn't Lin Han like this!

"...I am an orphan, born in a poor family, 12 years older than you, I don't like to talk, I don't know how to sweet talk, I don't know how to make you happy. I haven't read a few books, I don't know how to recite poems and quote scriptures, I only know how to wield swords Spears, formations... may die on the battlefield at any time... I am not worthy of you like this."

Lin Han remembered that Li Lian said last night: "If you have something to say, don't wait for the other party to understand, because the other party is not you, and you don't know what your thoughts are. Misunderstanding will only lead to sadness and disappointment in the end. Whatever you are thinking, just tell her directly, no matter what the result is, it is your joint decision."

"Then do you like me? It's not the kind of love between master and apprentice, but... the kind of love between husband and wife!" Yiyu took a step forward, looking at him with a pair of lacquer-like eyes.

Under the gaze of these eyes, Lin Han couldn't help but blurted out: "I want to cherish you, protect you, and never leave." After saying this, he felt that the heavy rock in his heart seemed to be kicked away. As if, the whole person became relaxed.

Expressing feelings is not fighting. You don't need to fight hard and attack the city, but when you walk to the gate of the city, the door just opens, and all you have to do is walk in.

"You think you're not good enough for me, but I think I'm not good enough for you." When Yiyu heard this, she smiled dimples, her heart was sweet and comfortable.

"You are an eagle flying in the sky on the grassland, but I am just a little sparrow in the south of the Yangtze River. I have a wild temper, carefree, and don't know how to manage..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Han stopped him.

I saw Lin Han looking at her disapprovingly, "You are not allowed to belittle yourself like this, you... you are very good... you are a very good girl... you are the best in the world." Even in front of Lin Ruhai, you can still praise her. A few words are smart, studious, sensible and diligent, but in front of Yiyu, when the words come to the bottom of her mouth, she can't say anything else except that she is very good and the best.

Yiyu knew that he was not good at words, so she thought it was funny at first, but after hearing it, she couldn't help being very moved.

"Then will you propose marriage to my father?" She bit her lower lip lightly, thinking about gains and losses.

"Don't worry, I will invite the General and Lord Zhen Guo to come forward tomorrow to propose marriage to your father." The identities of Li Lian and Niu Jizong are definitely enough to be matchmakers.

Yiyu smiled sweetly and said, "If Daddy refuses to let me be with you, you can steal me away. After we have a child, Daddy can no longer object!"

Lin Han said sternly, "No."

"I cherish you in my heart, and I must not wrong you. I must get Lin Shilang's approval. The Ming matchmaker is marrying you, and the eight-person bridge will marry you to be my Lin Han's wife." Since ancient times, the recruiter is a wife, and the runner is a concubine.If it is true what Yiyu said, even if Lin Han treats her like a serious wife, others will only treat her as a shameless concubine and treat her contemptuously.

"Lin Shilang refuses for a day, and I beg him for a day; if he refuses for a month, I beg him for a month; if he refuses for a year, I beg him for a year; One day, he will let you betroth me." He spoke these few words softly, but his tone was very firm.

Yiyu couldn't help feeling a surge of joy from the bottom of her heart, she threw herself into her arms, and the two hugged tightly.

After a long time, Lin Han took out a wooden box from his sleeve.

"What did it come from?" Yiyu asked suspiciously.

Lin Han said nothing, only motioned her to open it and have a look.

I saw a delicate and beautiful hosta lying quietly in the box.

The hosta is made of Hetian topaz, and the end of the hairpin is carved with a delicate lotus flower.The whole hosta is crystal clear, soft as fat, delicate and moist, and is a rare treasure.

Yiyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Wow! So beautiful!"

"This hairpin...is for you...you...and keep it well." Lin Han whispered.

Yiyu looked carefully at the hosta, and saw a tiny character engraved under a petal of the Bingdi lotus——Han.

"Did you carve this hosta?" She raised her head and asked with sparkling eyes.

"...Hmm." Lin Han didn't sleep last night, he used dozens of pieces of jade to practice his hands, and his hands were scarred, so he dared to do something with this piece of Hetian topaz, but he didn't need to tell Yiyu about this.

When Yiyu heard this, she immediately grabbed Lin Han's hands angrily.

Lin Han didn't dare to struggle, so he clenched his hands into fists.

"Huh?" Yiyu snorted threateningly with her nose.

Lin Han spread his palms helplessly.

Looking at the tiny wounds on the two big hands, Yiyu felt very distressed, and put the two big hands to her mouth and kissed them lightly.

Lin Han only felt a sudden electric current appear in his hands, and the strange feeling of numbness and itching made him tremble unceasingly.

"Don't carve in the future, I will feel bad if I hurt my hand. I have silver. If you still want to give it to me, you can draw a pattern with your own hands and let the craftsman make it." Yiyu said, as long as you want it All the problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

"...Mmm." Lin Han thought for a while, and finally agreed. Anyway, even if he doesn't sculpt, there are many other things he can do.

After feeling distressed, Yiyu hugged Lin Han's thin waist happily.

She suddenly remembered that the last time she hugged Lin Han, the hard object on his chest seemed to be similar to this wooden box, so she asked, "Did you just put this jade hairpin in your arms last time?"

"...No." Yiyu said such a nonsensical sentence, only Lin Han could understand that it was indeed true love.

"I bought the last one on the street. I thought it was not good-looking, so I threw it away. I carved this twin lotus hairpin myself." Lin Han said with an unnatural expression for a moment, but luckily Yiyu didn't look up at him .

The jade hairpin with ganoderma lucidum and bamboo pattern was indeed thrown away, but it was not because it was not good-looking.However, he still felt that the double lotus jade hairpin made of Hetian topaz was more suitable for Yiyu, and also... more suitable for him and Yiyu.

In the folk, people regard Bingdi lotus as a sign of auspiciousness and joy, and the embodiment of kindness and beauty.

Feng Xiaoqing's "Worship to Ciyun Pavilion": Before Jishou Lanyun, no one was born in the west, nor was he born in heaven.I would like to sprinkle a drop of poplar water as a lotus in the world.

Bingdi lotus, with one stem and two flowers, can be described as a symbol of concentricity, same root, same blessing, and same life, and it also symbolizes love and happiness for husband and wife.

Yiyu asked with a smile: "Then, is this a token of love?".

"...Well, it's an engagement token." Lin Han said obediently.

"Wear it on your body every day, thinking about others when you see things?" Yiyu said mischievously.

"...Well, I think about people when I see things." Lin Han blushed, and his chest felt inexplicably hot.

Yiyu was happy in her heart, giggling and asking and answering Lin Han, making Lin Han blush.

However, Yiyu was also restless last night, her eyes gradually became sleepy and her speech was blurred.After a while, he fell asleep in Lin Han's arms.

Lin Han was afraid of waking her up, so he leaned against the railing and didn't move.